Draft-rigging.



0. ANDERSON.

DRAFTMGGING.

RENEWED AUG. 1.1914. Y

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

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PPLAICATION FILED. NOV.9, 19H. 1,134,576.

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DRAFT RlGGlNG.

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0. ANDERSON.

, DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.9. 1911. RENEWED AUG. 1,1914.

Patented Apr. l6, 1915;`

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0. ANDERSON DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, ISII. RENEWED AUG. I, III 4. 1,1 34,576.

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'1). E. TOWN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. I

DRAFT-eiserne.

i `"Specification of Letters Patent.

v Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Application led November 9, 1911, Serial No. 659,277. Renewed august 1, 1914. Serial No. 854,558.

Be it known that I, OLor ANDERSON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new. and useful Improvement in Draft-Riggings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to" improvement 1n draft-riggings for railway-cars; my object being, broadly stated, tov provide draft-gear supporting-meansof simple, 'strong and durable construction which will enable the draft-gear to be readily removed and replaced. l

My present improvements are well adapted for combinaion with the friction draftgear herein illustrated (whichi is described and claimed in Letters Patent No. 954,071, granted to me April 5, 190) and serve not onlyto supportthe same in such a way that it may be conveniently removed and replaced when repairs are necessary, but to coperate with and enhance the eciency `of the draftgear in use. v

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a broken `plan View of the end and center sills of a freight-car showing my improved draft-rigging, with its moving parts in normal position; Fig. 2, a section on irregular line 2--2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an enlarged plan section taken on line 3 ,in Fig. 2; Figl, a

view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the moving parts at the limit of their movement under bufiingcompression; Fig. 5, an enlarged section on line 5 in Fig. l; Fig. 6, a section on line 6 in Fig. 3; Figs. 7 and 8, plan and face views, respectively, of one of two similar spring-caps; Figs. 9 and 10, plan and face views, respectively, of one of two similar follower-blocks; and Figs. 1l and 12, plan and face views, respectively, of a rocking-lever.

The numerals 10, 10 designate the center, or draft, sills, and 1l the end-sill of a steel car-underframe in connection with which my improvements are herein illustrated. In the underframe construction shown the sills 10 are tied together by a top-plate l2, which,

with said sills, forms a three-sided draftgear housing open at the bottom. Fitting against the end-sill 11 and ends of the draftthe sills 10. Fitting'betweenand riveted to the sills 10 is arear stop or block 18 formed with a lower cross-extending' platform 19 and with sockets 20. l., r

The combined spring and friction draftgear, as`I now prefer to construct it, and as herein shown, vdiffers but slightly from that illustrated in my aforesaid Letters Patent. It consistsof the companion, similarly-constructed, follower-blocks 21, each formedon one side with a spring-holding pocket 22 and at its opposite side with a fluted bearing-'face 23.` Sliding in each of the pockets 22 is a spring-cap 24 hav-ing a segmental, preferably concave, bearing-face 25. In the pockets are the springs 26. and interposeding to the iiuted faces 23, and segmental,

preferably convex, faces 29 conforming to the segmental faces 2) of the spring-caps. In the present construction the bearing-faces 25, 29 of the spring-caps and lever are provided with horizontally-extending serrations at which they intermen, and the surfaces 30 of the follower-blocks.' and surfaces 31 of the spring-caps are also serrated so that they intermesh. The object of serrating theV faces 25, 29, 30 and 3l is to increase the areas of the friction faces they present and also to prevent relative movement or slipping of the parts in the vertical direction.

In the shank 32 of the drawbar-head 33 is an opening 34 for a key 35. The key at opposite ends passes through and beyond elongated coincident slots or openings in the webs of the sills 10 and lugs 15. The key fits tightly through the opening 3l, bi slides freely in the openings 36 in the horizontal plane longitudinally of the car, and is held against withdrawal by pins or cotters 37.

,The reference numerals 38, 38 designate a pair of draft-yokes forming guides and supports for the follower-blocks 21 and attendant draft-gear mechanism.

At their rear* 19 and play in the slots 2O. In the forward end-portion of each yoke is a longitudinallymovable thimble 39 held against removal 'lic distance equal to the distance of backward movement permitted by the draft-gear under buling strain. l

The draft-gear springs 26 are slightly compressed, causing the rear follower-block 2l to bear normally against the face 4l of the rear step or block 18, and the forward follower-'block 2l to bear normally against theinncr end of the draw-bar 32-and against the forward stops formed bythe inwardly projecting, lianged'ends 42 of the lugs l5. The stops #l2 correspond in width with and extend into the openings of the yokes 438, so that the yokes slide against the upper and lower surfaces of said stops to receive support and steadiness therefrom, as well as from the key B and thimbles 39. As the parts are assembled theyokes 38 extendin the planes of the central lines of the draftsprings 2G. W hen bul'ling strain is exerted against thc draw-bar its shank 32 presses the forward follower-block backward, rocking the lever 27 from normal position (Fig. 3)

` in the Adirection of the position illustrated in Fig. 4, whereby the convex serrated faces 29 of the lever turn in the serrated sockets, or I concave faces 25, of the spring-caps 24. Thespring-caps are thus retracted against the resistance of the springs 26, the strain beingl against the rear stop 18.4 `The resistance against movement of zthe follower-blocks, one toward the other, is that of the springs 26, the friction against each other Aof the faces 25, 29 and, in a measure, the friction between the surfaces 30, 31. In this movement, under boiling strain, thekey 35 is moved in the direction of the rear ends of the slots or openings 36 and the thimbles 39 are slid in the yokes 3S while the latter remain stationary.` When the draw-bar is subjected to pulling strain the key 35 presses the thimbles 89 against the forward ends of the yokes and slides the latter, in the sockets 20, and the rear follower-block 21 in the forv ward direction, thereby rocking the lever 27, as before, to compress .the spring-caps, the strain being against the stops 42. Thus there is the same spring and frictional resistance both to the bufiing and pulling movements of the draw-bar, and the distance of travel in either direction from Vnormal is the distance t of swing of the lever 2T limited by the contact of the shoulders 43, on thev lever, with the shoulders 44 of the follower-blocks, as shown in Fig. 4g. The distance of travel of the gearunder pulling strain .is less than the depth of the sockets 20, so that the yokes never leavethe latter. In the return movement of the parts, as strain is relieved, the friction. faces between the moving parts resist too sudden expansion of the springs and thus operate, in effect, largelyto cushion an jar of the shank 32 `against the forward fo lower-block after a pulling strain.

In case of injury to a draw-bar it may be readily renewed by simply drawing vout the key 35, which completely frees the shank;

from the ldraft-gear mechan1sm,'and reinserting the keywhen the'new draw-bar is placed ill-position. In the event that the draft-gear .requires repair or replacement-it is only necessary to remove Ythe key and drawbar, swing'the yokes at their -forward ends toward Veach other, to free them from i the projections or vstops 42, and then permit the yokes with the entire draft-gear mechanism to drop out. In replacing the gear'it is assembled in the yokes and compressed slightly; the yokes are then passed at their rear ends onto the shelf 19 and into the sockets 2 0, and then raised at their forward ends and spread to receive the stops or pro-- )ections 42. The springs are then released,

to permit the follower-blocks to expand art may warrant.

What I claim dasneww and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is` 1. In a draft-rigging, the combination with the draft-sills and draw-bar, of forward, 'inwardly projecting stops on the draft-sills, a rear stop and platform carriedv by said sills, guide-slots in the draft-sills, a key-opening throughthe draw-bar, al removable key extending'through said keyopening and resting and sliding in said guide-slots, apair of yokes at their forward ends resting and sliding on said forward stops and having a sliding connection with said key and resting at their rear ends slid-p ably on said shelf., and a draft-gear having forward and rear follower-blocks s'lidably supported in said yokes and contined'between said forward and rear stops.

In a draft-rigging, the combination with the drawt-sills and draw-bar, ofa forward stop on the draft-sills, a rear stop and platform carried 'by said sills, guideslots in the draft-sills, a key-opening through the draw-bar, a removable key y extending ist.

yolres and confined between said forward and rear stops.

'3. in a droit-rigging or the character set 'tort-h, the combination with the draft-sills and drawharA3 of forward stops on the sills at opposite sides of the drawhar, a rear stop on the sills having a platform and guidesockets7 a draft-gear having opposed orward and rear i:ollower-hlools`r and a pair of jolies extending' around the followerhlooiisj at their rear ends resting slidably on said platform and working in said guidesoolrets, at their forward ends engaging with the drawhar, and supporting the said draft-gear between said forward and rea-r stops.

ln draft-rigging orn the Character set forth, the combination with the draft-sills and drawhari of forward stops on the sills at opposite sides of the drawhar, a rear stop onthe sills having a platform and guidesoelrets, a draft-gear homing1 opposed forward and rear follower-blocks, and a pair or lvoles extending around the followerbloelrs, at their rear ends resting slidahlj; on said platform and worlring in said guidesoolrets, at their forward ends detaohably engaging with the drawhar and slidahly de s si thiinhies on the embracing the said forward stops9 and snpporting the said (irait-gear between said forware and rear stops.

5. a drat-rigginge" theeharacter set forth, the combination with the draft-silla of a drawbar having a shank provided with a hey-opening through it, forward and rear stops on the draft-sills, a draft-gear having opposed forward and rear follower-blocks between said stops, extending around the t'ollowenbloelrs and slidablv supported at their rear ends between said sills, thiinbles slidably mounted in the forward ends of the drat-yokes, and a key passing throughvsaid key-opening and engaging said thinibles.

6. The combination of the draft sills having coincident elongated guide-openings, in-

wardly-projecting forward stops, rear stops provided with a platform and guide-soekets, a draft-gear eonned between the forward and rear stops7 a drawhar provided with a key-opening, draft-yokes, at opposite sides Y of the draw'oar, extending around and Supporting the draft-gear, restingat their rear ends on said platform and Working in said sockets and toward their forward ends embracing said forward stops, sliding thiinhles inthe yokes, and a removable key passing through the key-opening in the drawhar and through the thinibles, and sliding in said draft-sill guide-openings, for the purpose set forth NDEBSGN ln presence ot- Jsssrs l?. Pinnen il. FORSYTE.

a Vpair of draft-)folies 

